"Local officials recommend officials to the imperial court?"

The election system in the mouth of the empress, in short, is the election of the township, and the local governance officials select the talented and virtuous people in the jurisdiction to the superiors and the emperor.

This bottom-up recommendation system is an unheard of innovation at this time, and it is no wonder that the officials under the hall were in an uproar, and even Xiao He's eyes widened in shock.

Lu Pheasant's reaction to them had been expected.

The family surnamed Ying, who founded the Qin Dynasty, still belonged to the aristocratic royal family, and Liu Ji, as a country horseman, carried a three-foot sword and became the son of heaven.

From this point of view, the establishment of the Han Dynasty has been a myriad of weather and a new look.

Since this is the case, we might as well take a bigger step, change the method of electing officials, and give talented people in the world a chance to turn over completely.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Zhou royal family adhered to the official election system of Shiqing Shilu, that is, according to the bloodline, hereditary titles and official positions, ordinary people did not have any chance to enter the bureaucracy.

Later, the Zhou dynasty declined, and during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, wars broke out frequently, and the kingdoms began to compete for talents in order to dominate the industry, so that many capable and talented civilians were able to enter the bureaucratic system.

Among them, the most effective is the reform of Shang Ying in the Qin State during the reign of Qin Xiaogong, which abolished the Shiqing Shilu system and introduced a new title system, with military merit as the new standard for awarding titles.

Since then, in the concept of the Qin people, the meritorious are glorious, and the unmeritorious are rich, but they have nothing to do, as long as they work hard to earn military merits, their bloodline identity can be changed, and their social status can be improved.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the Qin system was inherited, and the military merit group of the fifth rank per capita was also used as the ballast stone to stabilize the foundation of the Han Dynasty and the foundation of the eternal rule of Jinou.

However, in Lu Pheasant's view, it is far from enough to point to these three million soldiers and their families to make the talent selection of the imperial court continue to be vigorous for hundreds of years.

The Han Empire, which was in ruins, was in dire straits at home and abroad, and was in urgent need of more talents, regardless of their origins, regardless of their family, and appointing them on the basis of meritocracy.

She remembered the famous words of Tang Taizong in the previous life, and she also wanted to make the heroes of the world into her circle.

***

The historical inspection system sprouted in the Gaozu period of the Han Dynasty, carried forward by the Second Emperor Wenjing, and finally took shape in the later period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, which lasted for more than 800 years.

It was not until the Sui Dynasty that the imperial examination system was slowly replaced by the imperial examination system in the embryonic stage.

In the last life, Wu Zetian in the second year of Chang'an, personally created the martial arts system of "martial arts warriors" and improved the imperial examination system, so she often thinks about a question -

Why did the probationary system before the imperial examination decay to the point that it became a hotbed for the big families to control the government and cultivate party henchmen?

Is there a way to make a well-intentioned system of electing officials always viable?

Thank God that in this life, she actually got the opportunity to put her thoughts into practice.

When the surprise of the ministers gradually subsided, Lu Pheasant continued,

"Taking this river control as an example, such as the Sujube County Order and the Dongjun County Guard, are there any water control talents who look at the whole country?

There must be, but where are these people? ”

She inquired gently, and her tone was soft, as if she was asking for the opinions of everyone in the hall, but Xiao He felt as if there was a sudden burden of a thousand catties on his shoulders.

"You know, when Chen Ping was distributing sacrificial meat in the township, he showed his talent for auxiliary government.

Nowadays, those talents like Chen Ping may just be a small Lizheng, they may just be a famous Cao, or even just ordinary people who are not Qing or Lu.

Then, how to discover and reuse them so that they can make the best use of them is the responsibility of the local officials and the central court. ”

The queen said this.

The ministers should be an example of a hundred officials, but in this section, they failed to put themselves in the shoes of the court, which is really a vegetarian meal. ”

Xiao He stood up and involuntarily reviewed.

But Lu Pheasant gave him enough dignity in front of the officials,

"Xiao Qing, you are the pillar of the country, the emperor is pro-government, and many major events inside and outside the country are pointed to you to regulate, and you are not guilty."

Hearing this, Xiao He felt a little grateful in his heart, and said slowly after consideration,

"The official mentioned by the queen of Shicai, the minister thought about whether to use the matter of Suozao County as an introduction, and ordered all counties and counties across the country to recommend a group of special Maocai with the ability to govern the river.

In this way, you can also explore the referral path first and see what needs to be adjusted. ”

"Well, Xiangguo's method is good."

Lu Pheasant sighed, Xiao He is worthy of being an old man who seeks the country, this method not only refutes her face, but also takes the opportunity to try the attitude of the following counties, and can also select a group of immediately available water control talents for the imperial court, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

"It's not enough to just rely on recommendations, Maocai from all over the country has entered the imperial court, and they have to be assessed in a unified manner.

If there is an impostor or an overstatement, the person who is promoted and the county magistrate will be punished.

Since it is related to water control, it is up to the chief of the capital to think about it, what is the method of investigation. ”

"Yes, the minister thinks that for this group of Maocai, we can first use the literary test to investigate the strategy of water control.

Then a group of several people went to repair the canal on the spot and tested it on the spot. ”

Seeing that the queen and Xiangguo both spoke, Du Shui Changcheng also shook his spirits and answered seriously.

"Yes, let's do it.

When it comes to assessing Maocai, don't make a noise about it.

Let's take a look at which counties are honest and which are fraudulent. ”

Lu Pheasant smiled at the corner of his mouth, full of spirit,

"Let's stop here today."

***

After everyone dispersed, Lu Pheasant sent the palace people to send the prince back first, and then caught a glimpse of Xiao He was still in place, and he did not leave.

"Xiangguo, what's the matter?"

"Well, this matter is actually not a big deal, but the minister still wants to hear the queen's opinion."

Xiao He smiled and owed.

It was a trivial matter that could not be said, but he was intimidated by the momentum of Lu Pheasant's governance recently, and he faintly felt that there was nothing to hide from the smart queen of Bingxue.

"Well, take your time."

It's all along the way, everyone is familiar with each other in private, Lu Pheasant sat behind a case at will, and also motioned for Xiao He to sit next to him.

Xiao He humbled for a moment, sat down with the situation, took a sip of the newly replaced tea from the palace people, and said tentatively,

"On the side of Wu Chen, the king of Changsha, there was new news yesterday.

Everything else is fine, but at the moment, there is something new in South Vietnam.

Wu Chen, after all, he is young, and he can't figure out whether this matter is important or not, and he doesn't know what our attitude is.

But with his usual temperament, no matter how big or small, he chattered, and all of his brains reported to me. ”

"Well, Wu Chen is a heart-to-heart, the citrus he sent last time, Xiangguo is good to eat?

I have never thought him was troublesome, but I was afraid that he would be troublesome in his self-righteousness and cleverness on the southern frontier.

This time, what are the little things? ”

Lu Pheasant also smiled, the citrus sent by Changsha was still piled up in the palace and not finished, so the letter came again, this Wu family is really impatient and not afraid of triviality.

"Very good, very sweet, without any sourness.

This year, Changsha has caught up with a bumper year, which is the great fortune of the Han family. ”

Xiao He paused, and then said,

"Wu Chen said that since last month, there has been a rat plague in South Vietnam."